I've had marks all over the inside of my pillars (they're cream plastic in my car) since I bought the car.

I'd tried everything to clean them - hot water with washing up liquid, Swarfega, meths - all sorts - but the marks were more like scuffs and wouldn't budge.

Anyway...I was tinkering about today and remembered I had some 3M rubbing compound kicking about (it's called "Perfect It" and is a very fine abrasive for finishing paintwork etc).

Thought I'd give it a try on my immovable marks. It worked!

BEFORE.

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Well that looks excellent.

Have plenty of scuffy bits round my tailgate on the trim, and mine's ivory...........

May try a very small amount of car polish then.

Its not textured plastic, so shouldn't get ingrained........

Mark 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Just to be clear, I used an abrasive rubbing compound rather than a polish. My interior plastic actually IS slightly textured - at least it's not "shiny flat" if you know what I mean? I just used a kitchen wipe to remove any residue afterwards.

I'm guessing that actually something like Cif (or another abrasive cleaner) may have worked equally as well. Past (too many to list, but a few favs)...
2007 Porsche 997 C2S Coupe
2007 FFRR 4.2 S/C
2012 Jag XKR 5.0 S/C
2014 Merc SL500 AMG 4.7 V8 BiTurbo (remapped to 560BHP)
2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE - Overfinch Conversion
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2018 AMG C63S Estate
2015 Mercedes GLE63S
2017 Maserati Levante Diesel
2017 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 Black Edition

I know polish isn't the same, just wondered whether it was "near enough"........

Food for thought....... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

My plastic has some scratches that seems to show there is some kind of top coat / finish on this plastic so rubbing down does the job nicely .
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be careful as most trims are painted with a thin layer of trim paint, this can come of leaving the bare plastic.  V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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For any cleaning like this I have always found a Magic Sponge ( melamine foam ) works best , it will clean any marks off just about any surface without the use of a cleaning agent or solvent so you don't have to worry about destroying surfaces or leaving any marks / residue . 2008 MY Supercharged
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heres a pic of the tail gate trim, i went a bit to hard with the scrubbing brush, now found out it was coated.
looks like i will have to get the air brush out and repaint the panels

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.....also food for thought.........

gently gently catch your monkey, as it were.

A wet wipe is the most abrasive mine has had on it so far....... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport